Fast and Abstinence
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of abstinence from meat for all who are 14 years and older. They are also days of fast (one full meal and two small meals, with nothing eaten between meals) for adults 21-59 years of age.

Stations of the Cross

During lent we will have the stations of the cross every Friday at 7:00 pm in the Church.

Liturgical Notes
Lent runs from Ash Wednesday until the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday.

Alleluia is not said or sung from the beginning of Lent until the Easter vigil nor is the Te Deum sung on Sundays of Lent.

During Lent the alter should not be decorated with flowers and musical instruments should be used to support community singing while respecting the need for silence and reflection during other moments in the liturgy.

On Holy Thursday and Good Friday, the Eucharist is distributed only during the liturgy. On Holy Saturday, the Eucharist is not given before the Easter Vigil celebration; but may be given as viaticum.

Funeral Masses are not allowed on Holy Thursday or during the Triduum. Funeral rites on these days make use of the Liturgy of the Word with the rite of Farewell.

School Information
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